AARP Texas in 2025 will push for legislation that would require assisted living facilities to have adequate backup power that can help maintain safe temperatures during power outages.
Five organizations in the state received 2024 national AARP Community Challenge grants, totaling $53,583. Two additional entities received grants of $10,000 each from the AARP Tennessee state office.
Texas voters will head to the polls on November 5. Senate candidates U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D) discuss issues important to older residents.
The AARP offices in Minnesota and North Dakota are teaming up in August to host a forum on Social Security and the economic power of the 50-plus demographic. The event is one of several ways AARP Minnesota is working to raise awareness about the need to shore up Social Security's finances.
The Indiana Behavioral Health Commission will deliver a report with recommendations on how to improve access to care to the Indiana General Assembly in October.
Some Oklahoma family caregivers will soon qualify for financial help from the state through a new state tax credit aimed at helping offset the out-of-pocket costs that arise when caregiving. The tax credit is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the nation.